从负面情绪到障碍:一项关于气候变化焦虑发展的纵向研究
Hoi-Wing Chan1, Li Lin2, Kim-Pong Tam3
1The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Journal of anxiety disorders
|September 1, 2024
概括
气候变化焦虑可以表现为情绪上的痛苦或功能障碍. 这项研究表明,情绪反应可以随着时间的推移演变成功能障碍,突出了气候焦虑经历的进展.
科学领域:
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 适应气候变化 适应气候变化
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 气候变化焦虑是一个越来越大的问题,通过情绪困扰和功能障碍影响个人.
- 气候变化焦虑的不同表现,如情绪和基于损伤的反应,需要进一步调查它们的相互关系.
- 气候变化焦虑的概念化表明,从情绪反应到功能障碍的潜在进展.
研究的目的:
- 检查气候变化焦虑的不同表现之间的双向关系.
- 研究基于情感的反应,认知情感障碍和功能障碍之间的时间动态.
- 探索普遍焦虑和基于情绪的气候变化焦虑之间的纵向关联.
主要方法:
- 进行了两项两波纵向研究,共有1625名成年人 (研究1的942,研究2的683名父母).
- 统计分析检查了基于情绪的反应,认知情感障碍和功能障碍在两个时间点之间的联系.
- 第二项研究专门研究了一般性焦虑和基于情绪的气候变化焦虑之间的双向关系.
主要成果:
- 时间1基于情绪的反应积极预测时间2认知情绪障碍.
- 第一次认知情绪障碍积极预测第二次功能障碍.
- 随着时间的推移,人们观察到普遍焦虑和基于情绪的气候变化焦虑之间存在着双向的积极关系.
结论:
- 这些发现支持了气候变化焦虑的不同表现之间的时间关系.
- 气候变化焦虑可能从最初的情绪反应发展到日常功能显著受损.
- 了解这些时间动态对于开发针对气候焦虑的有针对性的干预措施至关重要.
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